The administration of the Graduate School is governed by the Graduate Council, the graduate faculty as a body, and the Dean of The Graduate School. To accomplish the university's comprehensive objectives, The Graduate School develops broad policies and long-range plans. Graduate Council approval is required for the following:

• New program proposals
• Deletion of graduate programs
• Standards for graduate faculty
• Broad graduate admission policies
• Graduate courses
• Graduate faculty appointments

Graduate Council Membership
Graduate Council Quorum
Meeting Dates
JMU Curriculum Proposals
 

Graduate Council Membership

The Graduate council voting membership shall consist of a representative from each graduate program, the dean of The Graduate School, who will chair Council meetings, a representative from the JMU library system, and two graduate students. In the absence of the dean, an alternate chair (chosen by the membership) shall preside.

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Graduate Council Quorum

A quorum for the Graduate Council shall consist of a simple majority of voting members present at the meeting provided at least 50% of the Council membership is present. This will also be the case for decisions made by electronic vote.

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JMU Curriculum Proposals

Effective August 18, 2008, course approvals will be processed online through the following site: http://www.jmu.edu/curriculum/OCS.shtml.  Faculty members enter course information into secure Web forms and approvers are notified through email when course proposals are ready for review.  The Web forms require the same information as the current paper forms, and the approval process is identical to the established C&I procedures. 

The onilne curriculum system is available for the following:

• Creating new courses
• Modifying existing courses
• Deleting existing courses
• Requesting new subject identifiers

Use the existing site: https://secureweb.jmu.edu/curric  for program proposals and graduate faculty approvals.  Use paper forms for experimental courses.

If you have problems accessing the above sites or have questions, email curric@jmu.edu or call 568-4064.

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2008- 2009 Meeting Dates

• Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm

  Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm 

  Thursday, November 13, 2008- Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm

  Thursday, December 11, 2008 - Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm

  Thursday, January 15, 2009 - Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm 

  Thursday, February 12, 2009- Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm

  Thursday, March 19, 2009- Moody Conference Room, 2:00-3:30pm

  Thursday, April 9, 2009- Taylor 306, 2:00-3:30pm

  Friday, May 22, 2009 (Retreat) - Allegheny room, Festival, 8:30am-1:30pm

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